Danielle Swan

University of Rhode Island

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2023 (Graduate Student)

Coxed the Second Varsity 8+ that fell to Brown and Princeton (3/25)
Coxed the Second Varsity 8+ that beat Boston College and Massachusetts on the Narrow River (3/25)
Coxed the Second Varsity 8+ that placed first out of six at the Saint Joseph’s Invitational (4/8)
Coxed the Second Varsity 8+ that beat Bucknell, Holy Cross and Sacred Heart on Lake Quinsigamond (4/15)
Coxed the Second Varsity 8+ that placed fifth in the Petite Final at Eastern Sprints (4/30)
Coxed the Second Varsity 8+ that finished second at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/12)

2022 (Senior)

Was the coxswain for the Second Varsity 8+ boat that placed 20st in the nation in its flight and helped the Rams place 21st as a team at the 2022 NCAA Rowing Championship (5/27-5/29)
Was the coxswain for the Varsity 4+ boat that won its flight and helped win the 2022 Atlantic 10 team title (5/14)
Was the coxswain for the Varsity 4+A boat that placed fifth out of 16 teams at the Eastern Sprints (5/1)

2021 (Junior)

Was the cox for the Second Varsity 8+ that won its flight at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/15)
Was the cox for the Second Varsity 8+ boat that beat Boston College and Northeastern and lost to Boston University (5/2)
Was the cox for the Varsity 4+ boat that lost to Northeastern (4/24)
Was the cox for the Varsity 4+ boat that placed first out of six schools at Overpeck Park (4/10)
Was the cox for the Second Varsity 4+ boat in a loss to Brown (4/3)

Before URI

Attended Nutley High School, where she competed in soccer, basketball, winter track & field and rowing
Earned two letters in rowing as a coxswain
Was the team's head coxswain as a senior
Helped her team place 11th out of 72 boats at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta J4 in 2017
Led team to a third place finish in the 2017 state championship

Personal

Born Dec. 28, 1999
Daughter of Helena and Jeff Swan
Has one brother, Jeffrey
Considered attending Rutgers and Loyola Marymount
Chose Rhode Island because, "Immediately after I arrived for my first visit I felt at home, especially after meeting the rowing team. I also liked how it was close to home in N.J. but also far enough away that I was truly "leaving" for college."
Enjoys reading and running
Favorite athlete is Mary Whipple
Favorite team is the New England Patriots
Majoring in Secondary Education and History
Would like to become a high school history teacher